Only then did Long Chen let out a sigh of relief.
To be honest, so many God Martial Arts Realm experts made it hard for him to breathe. He was only in the fifth level of the Heaven Martial Arts Realm. Not to mention Sumo, any major could kill Long Chen a thousand times over. Long Chen realized that he was still too weak.
"I won't come out of the Nether Battlefield until I reach the God Martial Arts Realm." Long Chen secretly made up his mind.
The God Martial Arts Realm was a very long way to go. Long Chen knew that it wouldn't be easy.
"Brother Chen, I'll go to the Nether Battlefield first. See you later." After putting away the Cosmic Escape Talisman, Ye Xuan cupped his hands and said to him.
Long Chen was looking in the direction Sumo and the others had left.
Through the Spirit-Devouring Demon Eyes, he suddenly discovered something strange.
In Sumo's group of major commanders, there was one person that Long Chen felt was familiar.
"Why do I feel like I've seen this person before? Where?"
Long Chen did his best to recall. Previously, all his attention had been on Sumo, so he hadn't noticed this tall and burly major commander.
"Brother Chen."
He spoke to Long Chen, but Long Chen didn't respond, so Ye Xuan's tone became heavier.
Seeing Ye Xuan, Long Chen suddenly realized that this major commander of the second level of the God Martial Arts Realm was very similar to the person who had tried to assassinate Ye Xuan before. Although it was just a glimpse, Long Chen still felt that it was a bit familiar. It was just a momentary thought, so Long Chen couldn't be sure whether it was correct or not.
"Ye Xuan, let me ask you, do you know who the person who tried to assassinate you was?" asked Long Chen solemnly after seeing him off.
"I know, it's an enemy of mine from before. One time, he came knocking on my door again and was caught by my sister and directly executed. His figure, battle skills, and aura are all similar to the person who tried to assassinate me. Moreover, he personally admitted that it's 100% him. Why are you asking me this?" Ye Xuan asked curiously.
"Oh, I'm overthinking it. See you later." Long Chen shook his head and smiled.
"Brother, I'll wait for you at the Nether Battlefield." Ye Xuan didn't care much and left. He quickly disappeared from Long Chen's sight.
"I'll stay here for another half a month before going to the Nether Battlefield. It should be about time."
Long Chen decided and sat down. Time flew. Fifteen days passed in a flash. In the eyes of the outside world, Long Chen could be considered a genius for successfully cultivating Nether Qi in three months. However, with Ye Xuan's brilliance, not many people paid attention to him.
Long Chen already knew about the entrance to the Nether Battlefield.
He had been waiting for this moment.
After everything was prepared, Long Chen went to the Nether Battlefield. In the endless training camps of the Nether Army, there was a place called the Life and Death Camp. The Nether Battlefield was in the Life and Death Camp.
Although it was called the Life and Death Camp, it was actually a pitch-black building with strict security. Those who weren't from the Nether Army and didn't have specific information were not allowed to enter the Nether Battlefield.
The entrance to the Nether Battlefield was in the Life and Death Hall of the Life and Death Camp. The Nether Battlefield was a huge Cosmos World. At least, it was the biggest Cosmos World that Long Chen had ever seen.
The Life and Death Camp was strictly guarded. There was at least one major commander here, as well as a few chiliarchs, who were usually stationed here.
In the Nether Army, if there weren't any missions, the training missions were in the hands of the centurions. The chiliarchs were cultivators of the Divine Martial Realm. The things that they did were things that ordinary centurions couldn't do. For example, the mission of guarding the Life and Death Camp.
When Long Chen arrived in front of the gate of the Life and Death Camp, someone stopped him.
"Show me your Netherworld Armor," said one of the guards.
Said one of the men guarding the gate. At the gate, there were roughly twenty or so men like that. Their strengths should all be centurions in the ninth level of the Heaven realm. Their strengths were a lot stronger than Long Chen, so they didn't pay much attention to Long Chen's arrival.
Long Chen was wearing the Netherworld Battle Armor. Not only did this Netherworld Battle Armor increase one's Quintessential Essence, but it also had many defensive properties.
The Netherworld Armor on Long Chen's body was also tailor-made. On it was his name, where he belonged, and other information. One could also vaguely distinguish his appearance from the symbols. From this information, one could see that Long Chen was the owner of the Netherworld Armor.
"Soldiers of the Wildwolf Battalion, you're so young and yet you dare to come to the Nether Battlefield. Newborn calves are not afraid of tigers. Are you looking to die?" The man who spoke rolled his eyes at Long Chen.
Seeing that Long Chen was so young, the other centurion was a bit interested. He said, "With your strength, if you go to the Nether Battlefield, there's a ninety percent chance that you will die. Go back."
They were speaking the truth. If he was only in the seventh level of the Heaven Martial Realm, he would be the target of those people and nether beasts.
These two centurions were just giving him a casual reminder.
Long Chen shook his head, and said, "I've already thought it through. I want to go in. I have no regrets."
The two centurions were originally talking, but when they heard Long Chen's words, astonishment appeared in their eyes. One of them patted Long Chen's shoulder, and said, "Brat, you're quite courageous. Your name is Long Chen, right? I'll remember it."
"Everyone's life is decided by themselves. We won't interfere with you. Come and register. I hope you can come back alive and cross off your name."
In a book, Long Chen left his name and other basic information.
This thick book recorded many names. Some names were crossed off with a black pen, and some were crossed off with a red pen.
"Crossing off with a black pen means that the person has returned from the Nether Battlefield. Crossing off with a red pen means that the person has been confirmed to have died in the Nether Battlefield," explained the centurion at the side.
"I'm guessing that in a few years, your name will be crossed off with a red line," said the other tall cultivator with a smile.
"It will be a black line."
Long Chen said with a smile before he walked towards the Hall of Life and Death. There were indeed many chiliarchs in the Camp of Life and Death. There were even some 10,000-man commanders here. However, they were stationed here and didn't usually show themselves.
After Long Chen entered the Hall of Life and Death, everyone exchanged glances with one another.
One of the cultivators suddenly slapped his head and said, "Long Chen, isn't that the same Long Chen who joined the Nether Army four months ago and had an outstanding performance in the Specter Battle Arena? He actually managed to cultivate Nether Qi in less than four months."
Astonishment also appeared on the faces of the others.
They had previously thought that this young man was too calm and daring, but they hadn't expected him to have such a magnificent feat.
"Young Master Ye Xuan, it should be around two months. Although this Long Chen can't compare to Young Master Ye Xuan and Marshal Sumo, he is still very outstanding."
"It's just that his background isn't top-notch. Otherwise, I think he would be a pretty good genius."
"He's too impatient. Young Master Ye Xuan only dares to enter the Nether Battlefield because he is in the God Martial Arts realm. Long Chen is only an ordinary soldier in the Nether Army. Even if he has the strength of the eighth Heaven Martial Arts realm, the possibility of him coming out alive is not high."
"I didn't recognize him just now. Otherwise, if I stopped him, maybe we wouldn't have lost a genius."
"Why don't we go inside and chase Long Chen out?"
"I don't think that's necessary. He has his own choice. Let's not interfere and just report this to the higher-ups."
Just when that cultivator said that, a silhouette walked out of the side hall and said in a deep voice, "What a ruckus, what a scandal."
Everyone immediately shut their mouths.
That person walked over. It was Song Yang. He looked at the crowd and took the book from their hands. When he saw the last line, his eyes lit up.
"There's a soldier of the Wildwolf Battalion called Long Chen, did he enter the Nether Battlefield?"
One of the cultivators nodded and said, "Yes, Thousand-man Commander."
Another person said excitedly, "Thousand-man Commander, this Long Chen cultivated nether Qi in less than four months. I can't tell that he is a genius with extraordinary comprehension. He has great potential. In the Wildwolf Battalion, if the Thousand-man Commander trains him a little, he will have great achievements in the future."
"Yes, extraordinary comprehension. His cultivation speed will also surpass ordinary people. It is very possible that in a few decades, there will be another cultivator of the God Martial Arts realm in the Wildwolf Battalion."
A strange smile appeared on Song Yang's face.
"You're right. Such a young genius, I have to go and have a look."
After saying that, Song Yang walked in the direction of the Life and Death Hall.
The others looked at his back as he left, wanting to say something but hesitated.
After Song Yang left, one of the centurions said, "I seem to have heard that Thousand-man Commander Song Yang has a grandson called Song Yuchun, who was directly eliminated by this Long Chen. Also, this Long Chen seems to have publicly disrespected Thousand-man Commander Song Yang. Thousand-man Commander Qin Xiong even removed Thousand-man Commander Song Yang from his position as the chief examiner …"
"I think that's what I heard too …"
"That means, Elder Song Yang is going to …"
"Alright, everyone, shut up and guard the Life and Death Hall. Don't talk about anything else." One of the men said.
The others looked at each other in dismay and returned to their original positions. They knew that Long Chen was doomed this time. Apart from feeling sorry for him, they couldn't do anything else.
… … …
The Hall of Life and Death was incomparably spacious. It was at least a mile in both width and length. Long Chen could see a dark-green formation at the center of the Hall of Life and Death. Beside the dark-green formation stood two cultivators, who were also at the ninth level of the Heaven Martial Realm.
"Come here."